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Purple sachapapa
Shawi name
Ya ́ra ma ́ma
Purple sachapapa cooked and served alongside a main meal. Paired photographs show the portion with its peel (left) and without it (right).
Spanish name: Sachapapa morada
This portionMedium unit
- Gross weight
- 258 g
- Edible net weight
- 248 g
- Waste
- 8 g
- Cooking method
- Boiled
Measurement of the photographed portion, not an average. — means no value is recorded. These are not nutritional values.
Source
Laminario de Alimentos Shawi 2023
Photograph: Proyecto BioKusharu
Compare measurements
Every portion, side by side.
Select a code to see its photograph. Values are transcribed from the source; they are not averages or recommendations.
| Photo | Household measure | Gross (g) | Net (g) | Waste (g) | Cooking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small unit | 141 | 137 | 3 | Boiled | |
| Medium unit | 258 | 248 | 8 | Boiled | |
| Large unit | 370 | 358 | 8 | Boiled | |
| Small piece | — | 28 | — | Boiled | |
| Medium piece | — | 66 | — | Boiled | |
| Large piece | — | 138 | — | Boiled |
How it is prepared
Documented preparation
Purple sachapapa; water; salt
Source: Annex A · Preparation recipes, 2023. Field record, not a standardised recipe.- 01
Put water in a pot and bring it to a boil.
- 02
Wash the purple sachapapa.
- 03
When the water is boiling, add the purple sachapapa to the same pot as the white sachapapa.
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